Oscar blog, part 2

[cleolinda]

Oh dear, they’re talking to the nominees documentary-style. “Why didn’t you win?” they ask Peter O’Toole. “Because someone else did,” he replies evenly. Eastwood: “We’re nominated for Picture... Director... [long pause] ... things like that.” “Any sexual thought about the Queen is a treasonable thought,” says Peter Morgan. “Let’s be clear about that.” Hee, Jennifer Hudson is kicking out the jams. Eddie Murphy stares deadpan into the camera. Offscreen: “And you’re funny doing that!” Someone: “I’d like to thank ME... but I wouldn’t dare.” Nice. Is that Morricone music they’re whistling? Nice.

Aww, they're having a big hand up front for "a record number of artists" nominated. Will Smith and Kate Winslet kiss-kiss ("I'm totally not winning." "Hey, I'm not either!"); Scorsese schmoozes with Helen Mirren. Here's Ellen in... wow, maroon velvet? Bold choice. (Ah, of course Errol Morris did the opening bit.) "This year we're celebrating the nominees," says Ellen. "Unlike the other years, when we mostly just celebrated the winners." Okay, I lol'd. A bit about dreaming of the Academy Awards ends with, "So that's a lesson for you kids! Aim lower." It's the most international Oscars ever! "Spain is in the house... Japan is representing... I think I see a few Americans as well... the seat fillers, of course. No one fills a seat like an American." An "ohhhhh" in the audience. I'm sure this will be on YouTube tomorrow, so I'm not going to transcribe it, but she mentions sitting at home with a box of chardonnay, which is pretty much all you need to know.

(Oh, MAN, she just called Peter O'Toole out. "He's been nominated eight times. Well, you know what they say: third time's the charm!" O'Toole also lols.)

(Oh, thank God, Jennifer Hudson has taken off the shrug. A Hudson-Gore joke about voting brings down the house.)

"Hey, Leo! I don't have a joke, I just thought the ladies would like to look at you."

"I wish there was a way to show you how much I want to celebrate you, all you nominees--what's this? A tambourine in my hand?" And then a white robed choir marches out singing "Hallelujah! Hallelujah!" I'm not even making this up. "I would not want to follow that. And the first presenters are..."

Hey! It's Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig and his ears from The Golden Compass with Art Direction go slower! go slower! Big cheer for Pan, interestingly, which is who I have down. Winner: Pan. Awww, that's right. The lady announcer struggles womanfully through "Eugenio Caballero and Pilar Revuelta." Pilar es muy, muy delgada. I daresay flaca, even.

Maggie Gyllenhaal all by herself to say that "A few weeks ago, I had a date with a mob of magicians." Ah, the geek awards they don't televise. Usually they get someone a little bustier as a consolation prize, but hey, maybe Maggie's a thinking man's consolation.

Oh--oh dear. Is this interpretive dance? A bunch of tumblers roll together to form an Oscar statue in silhouette. And... that's all. Hey, as long as we don't have people prancing around to the strains of Babel, I'm okay.

Comments

[katzies.livejournal.com]

OK, this song number is embarrassing! Make it stop!

PS: Team Leo!!!

[mysticowl.livejournal.com]

It was a bit sad and weird though when the camera was filming straight down during the Hallelujah choir and there was a row of empty seats. I guess there weren't enough seat fillers?

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

Best Ellen line: 'And Al Gore, who America did vote for...'

[alpheratz.livejournal.com]

Bwah. What was the full joke?

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

She prefaced it with 'Jennifer Hudson, who America didn't vote for...'

[ter369.livejournal.com]

Good work, Cleo! I have no TV reception, so am not viewing -- yet I can follow your comments. This is not always so with live-broadcast blogging.

What kind of cookie is a Tagalong?

[headtotoe.livejournal.com]

*randomly jumps in to inform you about the amazing phenom that is the Tagalong*

They're little round cookies with a layer of peanut butter on top, and then covered in chocolate. AKA; The best thing ever.

[etherealshores.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I've never had those. Now I have to try them!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

What she said.

Also, that's one of the things I've always tried to do--make sure you can understand what I'm talking about if you read it the next day. I've read other livebloggings where I SAW the show and I don't even know what they're talking about.

[riverchild.livejournal.com]

Okay, is it just me, or are these so far the funnest Oscars in years?

[etherealshores.livejournal.com]

I'm finding it pretty amusing myself.

[gwynevere1.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm seriously missing Jon Stewart.

[delle.livejournal.com]

I missed Billy Crystal's opening number. (But I also really REALLY don't like Ellen)

[derangeddarling.livejournal.com]

I think they are quite funny. Although, I too missed Billy Crystal.

[lotusbiosm.livejournal.com]

Hey, you could do worse than having to stare at Maggie Gyllenhaal for a few hours. Yeah, her rack's not all that impressive, but she's a knock-out.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

I think the tune that was whistled during the Errol Morris film was the theme from Pan’s Labyrinth, which I took as a good omen. Two wins already, woo!

[brittastic14.livejournal.com]

Did anyone else notice that Jack Nicholson totally pulled a Britney and shaved his head?

[derangeddarling.livejournal.com]

My best friend thinks he was jealous of all the she was getting.

He just dont look like himself. He's had the same hair, forever. I don't like the bald look.

[derangeddarling.livejournal.com]

“Why didn’t you win?” they ask Peter O’Toole. “Because someone else did,” he replies evenly.

Hee. He's cute.

I love all Ellen's jabber. Hee on the seat filler comment.

and I LOVE the interpretive dance.